Software piracy in some countries such as Vietnam top 90%
More than a quarter of the computer software used in the UK is pirated, according to a report.
The survey by an anti-piracy lobby group shows the percentage of illegal software in use in the UK has stayed at 27% for the last two years.
The Business Software Alliance said the piracy cost the UK's technology sector almost £1bn a year.
It called on the government to help tackle the "hardcore" of pirates who continue to use counterfeit software.
full story: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5005848.stm
More than a quarter of the computer software used in the UK is pirated, according to a report.
The survey by an anti-piracy lobby group shows the percentage of illegal software in use in the UK has stayed at 27% for the last two years.
The Business Software Alliance said the piracy cost the UK's technology sector almost £1bn a year.
It called on the government to help tackle the "hardcore" of pirates who continue to use counterfeit software.
full story: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5005848.stm
